given up to this time was furnished by Vieussens. Description of Fig. 26.--"Of the corruption of the bones of the arm and shin, even as far as the marrow; of the shin- bone broken with a wound and the bones sticking out and bound with swathe-bands brought circularly about; and of the cutting off of the end of the hand or foot. I represents the corruption of the bone and of the marrow of the shin-bone, II represents the shin-bone wholly corrupted and rotten. III represents the place where the corrupt bone was situated and was now pulled forth with the pincers. V is that shin-bone corrupted, which the patient laid up for a memorial. VI is the bone of the right arm corrupted. VII represents the bone of the arm totally corrupted and sharp, which was pulled away with the pullers, but by pieces, without any noise or pain. VIII shows the place where the corrupt bone of the arm lay, which was now pulled forth, which Nature filled up with a callous, so that the patient could perform country business without any impediment. The patient was a countryman of Pappatavia, whose arm a souldier broke in four places, without any wound, anno 1636. IX is a fracture of the shin-bone with a wound, and laying the bone naked. X is the bone of the shin with a wound, broken, with bones sticking forth, and bound with bands not crosswise, but circularly brought about and laid within the capsula as it ought to be. XI is a hand affected with a secret canker which is cut off in the sound part, namely at the end of the radius and cubit bone. XII is a hand that is sphacelated, which, being laid upon the block (D), is amputated in the sound ends of the radius and arm-bone with a chizel (E), contrary to Hildanus, with good success. XIII is a basin filled with oxyerat, in which swims a bladder, which, being wet, must be applied to the mutilated part. XIV are two swathe-bands wrapt together (F and O), whereof each hath two ends, to bind the arm, whereof the hand at the end is cut off. XV represents a foot that is sphacelated, which is taken off in the mortified part, near the sound part with a pair of pinccrs. The mortified part being removed, the rest of the putrefaction is consumed with red-hot irons until the patient feels the force of the fire. After this two plagets are anointed with Hildanus, his unguent Egyptiae, which are applied to the escar; lastly, long plaisters (7) being laid upon it, the foot mutilated is bound with a wet band (Q} as far as the knee, as the hand is unto the middle of the arm. XVI are divers sorts of iron instruments and made red hot, both to consume the remainder of the putrefied part and are also fit to stop the flux of blood." [Illustration: 0205]